John52 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Laws to protect you still exist But who is enforcing them? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/12/laws-protect-scams-enforcement-gutted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 Only fraud this 'Government' seems to want to hear about is benefit fraud? Quick google search 'Gov UK report fraud' brings up a succession of their adverts asking us to report benefit fraud... 4,000+ full time DWP investigators, Covert surveillance, and now DWP employees to be given the power to access claimant's bank accounts, telephone records, etc etc - take away their human rights and search their homes. If only they would put a fraction of those resources into following up where the big money has gone. But they seem obsessive about benefit fraud to the exclusion of all else. They don't seem bothered about Furlough Fraud, Bounceback loan fraud, Eat Out To Spread it Around Fraud, PPE Contract Fraud, Tax Fraud, Consumer Scams, bribery of Members of Parliament or any other fraud? Even wanted to change the law to legalise bribery of MPs. They seem more interested in benefit claimants earning a couple of quid on the side than their cronies fleecing the taxpayer for hundreds of £millions >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 John52 - 2022-07-28 12:24 PM Only fraud this 'Government' seems to want to hear about is benefit fraud? They seem more interested in benefit claimants earning a couple of quid on the side than their cronies fleecing the taxpayer for hundreds of £millions >:-) Because it plays to their audience of benefit bashers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 John52 - 2022-07-28 9:05 AM Laws to protect you still exist But who is enforcing them? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/12/laws-protect-scams-enforcement-gutted "I discovered that trading standards offices have been cut to the bone across the country. Staff numbers have fallen by at least 50% since 2010 as council budgets have been slashed. Skilled, experienced officers have been replaced by unskilled, sometimes untrained workers." That sums up the state to which this country has been run down to. >:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 Bulletguy - 2022-07-28 2:48 PM John52 - 2022-07-28 12:24 PM Only fraud this 'Government' seems to want to hear about is benefit fraud? They seem more interested in benefit claimants earning a couple of quid on the side than their cronies fleecing the taxpayer for hundreds of £millions >:-) Because it plays to their audience of benefit bashers. Same Old Tory Divide & Rule But the benefit bashers don't seem to realise how quickly they could find themselves in the same situation We are all only a car accident away from being disabled for life Just catching up on Bradford TV series where a prosperous young couple, both with good well paid jobs, had their lives changed in an instant when he had a stroke. He was disabled, and she gave up her job to be his carer. In an instant they were both dependent on benefits :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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